Dutch Kings Day
Monday, April 27, 2015 at 08:10PM
Fabian Lewkowicz

A cobbler makes wooden shoes during Dutch Kings Day Los Angeles at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, April 26, 2015. On Kings Day, the Dutch celebrate the birthday of his Majesty King Willem Alexander. The monarchy was established in 1815, and King William I was its first ruler. King Willem Alexander has been the first male monarch of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after more than a century of Queens reigning the country, succeeding his mother Queen Beatrix. 

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